Finland vs Iceland: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Finland
2.4 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
Iceland
2.2 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2015
Finland rank
44th
Iceland rank
47th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Iceland, a difference of 0.2 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 47th of 49 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1930s 3.8 cigarettes per adult per day 1.36 cigarettes per adult per day 2.44 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1940s 3.58 cigarettes per adult per day 3.21 cigarettes per adult per day 0.37 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1950s 4.99 cigarettes per adult per day 4.28 cigarettes per adult per day 0.71 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1960s 5.42 cigarettes per adult per day 5.09 cigarettes per adult per day 0.33 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1970s 5.38 cigarettes per adult per day 5.79 cigarettes per adult per day 0.41 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1980s 5.03 cigarettes per adult per day 6.56 cigarettes per adult per day 1.53 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1990s 3.92 cigarettes per adult per day 5.2 cigarettes per adult per day 1.28 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
2000s 3.44 cigarettes per adult per day 3.84 cigarettes per adult per day 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Finland or Iceland?
Finland, at 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Iceland as of 2009.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Finland and Iceland?
0.2 cigarettes per adult per day, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
78 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2009.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Finland ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 47th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Unit
cigarettes per adult per day
Source
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
Last refreshed

Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.